Overview
- YouTube Canada unveiled a new slate of Canadian creator shows at its YouTube Features showcase on Thursday that includes SubwayTakes Toronto with host Kareem Rahma.
- SubwayTakes Toronto will film on the Toronto Transit Commission subway and Rahma said the episodes will spotlight local creatives and occasional celebrity guests.
- YouTube Canada told reporters that the SubwayTakes franchise has more than 1.1 million subscribers and roughly 800 million views, a metric the company used to justify expanding the format to Toronto.
- The new slate pairs the Toronto SubwayTakes run with series from Tessa Virtue, Matty Matheson, Susur Lee and creators Jeenie Weenie, reflecting a mix of podcast, food, reality and scripted projects.
- Public reporting differs on the launch timing with Variety citing a 2027 premiere and The Canadian Press quoting Rahma saying about 15 episodes are planned and the series is scheduled to debut next month, leaving the official premiere date unconfirmed.